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Nagpur district

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{{Use Indian English|date=April 2017}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Nagpur district

| settlement_type = District of Maharashtra

| total_type = Total

| native_name =

| image_skyline = {{Photomontage

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|photo1a = Deekshabhoomi, Nagpur in India.jpg

|photo1b = Main Entrance of Nagardhan Fort (Inner View) - panoramio.jpg

|photo2a = Stone circles of Junapani - panoramio.jpg

|photo2b = Kalidas Memorial, Ramtek, India. - panoramio.jpg

|photo3a = Ambhora nagpur district Vidharbha.jpeg

}}

| image_caption = Clockwise from top-left: Deekshabhoomi, Nagardhan Fort, Kalidas Memorial at Ramtek, Rivers at Ambhora, Stone circles of Junapani

| image_map = Nagpur in Maharashtra (India).svg

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| map_alt =

| map_caption = Location in Maharashtra

| coordinates = {{coord|21|00|N|79|00|E|region:IN_type:adm2nd_source:GNS-enwiki|display=title,inline}}

| coor_pinpoint = Nagpur

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}

| subdivision_type1 = State

| subdivision_name1 = Maharashtra

| subdivision_type2 = Division

| subdivision_name2 = Nagpur

| established_title = Established

| established_date =

| seat_type = Headquarters

| seat = Nagpur

| parts_type = Tehsils

| parts_style = para

| p1 = 1. Ramtek, 2. Umred, 3. Kalameshwar, 4. Katol, 5. Kamthi, 6. Kuhi, 7. Narkhed, 8. Nagpur, 9. Nagpur (Rural), 10. Parseoni, 11. Bhiwapur, 12. Mouda, 13. Savner, 14. Hingna

| area_total_km2 = 9892

| area_footnotes = {{cite web|url=http://nagpur.nic.in |title=District Nagpur}}

| population_as_of = 2011

| population_total = 4,653,570

| population_footnotes =

| population_urban = 64.26%

| population_density_km2 = auto

| demographics_type1 = Demographics

| demographics1_title1 = Literacy

| demographics1_info1 = 89.5%

| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio

| demographics1_info2 = 948

| governing_body =

| leader_title = Guardian Minister

| leader_name = *Chandrashekhar Bawankule
{{small|(Cabinet Minister)}}

| leader_title1 = Divisional Commissioner

| leader_name1 = *Vijayalaxmi Bidari(IAS)

| leader_title2 = District Collector

| leader_name2 = *Dr.Vipin Itankar(IAS)

| leader_title3 = District Council CEO

| leader_name3 =*Saumya Sharma(IAS)

| leader_title4 = MPs

| leader_name4 = *Nitin Gadkari
{{small|(Nagpur Lok Sabha)}}

| timezone1 = IST

| utc_offset1 = +05:30

| registration_plate =

| blank_name_sec1 =

| blank_info_sec1 =

| blank_name_sec2 = Nominal gross domestic product(Nagpur district)

| blank_info_sec2 = INR 1,81,665 crores (2022-2023) {{Cite web |title=Economic Survey of Maharashtra 2023-24 (Marathi) : Annexure 3.9 |url=https://mahades.maharashtra.gov.in/files/publication/ESM_2023_24_Mar_Book.pdf |access-date=2024-07-08}}

| website = {{URL|https://nagpur.gov.in/}}

| official_name =

| blank1_name_sec1 = Average annual precipitation

| blank1_info_sec1 = 1205 mm

| blank1_name_sec2 = Per capita income(Nagpur district)

| blank1_info_sec2 = INR 2,48,442 (2022-23) {{cite web |last1=Records |first1=Official |title=Per capita income Districts of Maharashtra 2019-20|url=https://mls.org.in|website=economy Department, Government of Maharashtra, India |publisher=Maharashtra Vidhanmanda}}

}}

Nagpur district (Marathi pronunciation: [naːɡpuːɾ]) is a district in the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra state in central India. The city of Nagpur is the district administrative centre. The district is part of Nagpur Division.

Nagpur district is bounded by Bhandara district on the east, Chandrapur district on the southeast, Wardha district on the southwest, Amravati district on the northwest and Chhindwara district and Seoni district of Madhya Pradesh state on the north.

History

In 1853, after the death of Raghoji{{nbsp}}III, the princely state of Nagpur was annexed by the British and the territory occupied by the present district became part of the then Nagpur Province. In 1861, it was merged with the Central Provinces. In 1903 it became part of the Central Provinces and Berar. In 1950 Nagpur district was created as became part of the newly formed Madhya Pradesh state and Nagpur became its capital. In 1956, after a reorganisation of Indian states, Nagpur district was incorporated into Bombay state. On 1{{nbsp}}May 1960, it became a district of Maharashtra state.

Geography

File:Nagpur.png

=Climate=

{{climate chart

|Nagpur

|12.4|28.6|10

|15.0|32.1|12

|19.0|36.3|18

|23.9|40.2|13

|27.9|42.6|16

|26.3|37.8|172

|24.1|31.5|304

|23.6|30.4|292

|22.9|31.8|194

|19.8|32.6|51

|14.9|30.4|12

|12.1|28.2|17

|source=[http://www.worldweather.org/066/c00533.htm World Weather Information Service]

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|clear=left

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{{Weather box

|location = Nagpur

|metric first = Yes

|single line = Yes

|Jan record high C = 33

|Feb record high C = 37

|Mar record high C = 41

|Apr record high C = 47

|May record high C = 49

|Jun record high C = 45

|Jul record high C = 38

|Aug record high C = 40

|Sep record high C = 39

|Oct record high C = 37

|Nov record high C = 35

|Dec record high C = 32

|year record high C = 49

|Jan high C = 28.6

|Feb high C = 32.1

|Mar high C = 36.3

|Apr high C = 40.2

|May high C = 42.6

|Jun high C = 37.8

|Jul high C = 31.5

|Aug high C = 30.4

|Sep high C = 31.8

|Oct high C = 32.6

|Nov high C = 30.4

|Dec high C = 28.2

|year high C = 33.5

|Jan low C = 12.4

|Feb low C = 15.0

|Mar low C = 19.0

|Apr low C = 23.9

|May low C = 27.9

|Jun low C = 26.3

|Jul low C = 24.1

|Aug low C = 23.6

|Sep low C = 22.9

|Oct low C = 19.8

|Nov low C = 14.9

|Dec low C = 12.1

|year low C = 20.2

|Jan record low C = 7

|Feb record low C = 8

|Mar record low C = 12

|Apr record low C = 17

|May record low C = 18

|Jun record low C = 20

|Jul record low C = 20

|Aug record low C = 20

|Sep record low C = 19

|Oct record low C = 11

|Nov record low C = 5

|Dec record low C = 3.5

|year record low C = 3.5

|Jan precipitation mm = 10.2

|Feb precipitation mm = 12.3

|Mar precipitation mm = 17.8

|Apr precipitation mm = 13.2

|May precipitation mm = 16.3

|Jun precipitation mm = 172.2

|Jul precipitation mm = 304.3

|Aug precipitation mm = 291.6

|Sep precipitation mm = 194.4

|Oct precipitation mm = 51.4

|Nov precipitation mm = 11.8

|Dec precipitation mm = 17.2

|year precipitation mm = 1112.7

|source 1 ={{Cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=35334&refer=&units=metric|title=Nagpur, India |publisher=Whetherbase |access-date=2010-07-01 }}

|date=December 2010}}

Divisions

Nagpur district is divided into 14 talukas: Ramtek, Umred, Kalameshwar, Katol, Kamptee, Kuhi, Narkhed, Nagpur, Nagpur Rural, Parseoni, Bhiwapur, Mouda, Savner and Hingna.

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ Sub-Divisions and Tahsils in Nagpur District

Sub-Division || Tahsils
| Nagpur City{{columns-list|

  • Nagpur City

}}

| Nagpur Gramin{{columns-list|

  • Nagpur Gramin
  • Hingna

}}

| Kamptee{{columns-list|

  • Kamptee
  • Mauda

}}

| Umred{{columns-list|colwidth=22em|

  • Umred
  • Bhiwapur
  • Kuhi

}}

| Ramtek{{columns-list|

  • Ramtek
  • Parseoni

}}

| Saoner{{columns-list|

  • Saoner
  • Kalmeshwar

}}

| Katol{{columns-list|

  • Katol
  • Narkhed

}}

Nagpur district has 12 Vidhan Sabha constituencies: Nagpur South West, Nagpur South, Nagpur East, Nagpur Central, Nagpur West, Nagpur North, Katol, Savner, Hingna, Umred, Kamthi and Ramtek. The first six constituencies are part of Nagpur Lok Sabha constituency and rest are part of Ramtek Lok Sabha constituency.{{cite web|url=http://ceo.maharashtra.gov.in/acs.php|title=District wise List of Assembly and Parliamentary Constituencies|publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra website|access-date=1 November 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100318055304/http://ceo.maharashtra.gov.in/acs.php|archive-date=18 March 2010|df=dmy-all}}

Administration

=Members of Parliament=

=Guardian Minister=

{{Infobox Political post

| post = Guardian Minister Nagpur

| insignia = Emblem_of_India.svg

| insigniasize = 50px

| insigniacaption = Emblem of India

| image =

| incumbent = Chandrashekhar Bawankule

| incumbentsince = 18 January 2025

| style = The Honourable

| imagesize =

| termlength = 5 years / No time limit

| appointer = Chief Minister of Maharashtra

| residence =

| formation =

| succession =

| website = {{URL|https://nagpur.gov.in//}}

}}

==List of Guardian Minister ==

class="wikitable"
Name

! Term of office

Devendra Fadnavis

|24 September 2022 - 26 November 2024

Chandrashekhar Bawankule

|18 January 2025 - Incumbent

=District Magistrate/Collector=

  • Dr.Vipin Itankar (IAS) (2018 - Incumbent)

Demographics

{{historical populations|11=1901|12=7,48,489|13=1911|14=8,06,287|15=1921|16=7,89,940|17=1931|18=9,36,987|19=1941|20=10,56,537|21=1951|22=12,30,535|23=1961|24=15,08,455|25=1971|26=19,42,688|27=1981|28=25,88,811|29=1991|30=32,87,139|31=2001|32=40,67,637|33=2011|34=46,53,570|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]|align=center}}

{{bar box

|title=Religions in Nagpur district (2011){{Cite web|date=2011|title=Population by Religion - Maharashtra |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11382/download/14495/DDW27C-01%20MDDS.XLS |website=censusindia.gov.in|publisher=Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India}}

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|left1=Religion

|right1=Percent

|float=left

|bars=

{{bar percent|Hinduism|darkorange|75.04}}

{{bar percent|Buddhism|yellow|14.36}}

{{bar percent|Islam|green|8.40}}

{{bar percent|Christianity|dodgerblue|0.74}}

{{bar percent|Jainism|pink|0.53}}

{{bar percent|Sikhism|darkkhaki|0.44}}

{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.49}}

}}

According to the 2011 census Nagpur district had a population of 4,653,570,{{cite web |title=District Census Hand Book – Nagpur |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/808/download/2882/DH_2011_2709_PART_A_DCHB_NAGPUR.pdf |website=Census of India |publisher=Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India}} roughly equal to the nation of Ireland{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070613004507/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 13 June 2007 | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote =Ireland 4,670,976 July 2011 est.

}} or the US state of South Carolina.{{cite web|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php|title=2010 Resident Population Data|publisher=U. S. Census Bureau|access-date=2011-09-30| quote =South Carolina 4,625,364

}} This gives it a ranking of 29th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of {{convert| 470 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 14.39%. Nagpur has a sex ratio of 948 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 89.52%. 68.31% of the population live in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 18.65% and 9.40% of the population respectively.

class="wikitable"

! rowspan="2" |Year

! rowspan="2" |Male

! rowspan="2" |Female

! rowspan="2" |Total Population

! rowspan="2" |Change

! colspan="8" |Religion (%)

Hindu

!Muslim

!Christian

!Sikhs

!Buddhist

!Jain

!Other religions and persuasions

!Religion not stated

2001[https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/21494/download/24626/PC01_C01_27.xls Census India 2001].

| style="text-align:right;" |2105314

| style="text-align:right;" |1962323

| style="text-align:right;" |4067637

| style="text-align:center;" | -

| style="text-align:right;" |75.980

| style="text-align:right;" |7.294

| style="text-align:right;" |0.779

| style="text-align:right;" |0.483

| style="text-align:right;" |14.486

| style="text-align:right;" |0.556

| style="text-align:right;" |0.360

| style="text-align:right;" |0.063

2011[https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11382/download/14495/DDW27C-01%20MDDS.XLS Census India 2011].

| style="text-align:right;" |2384975

| style="text-align:right;" |2268595

| style="text-align:right;" |4653570

| style="text-align:right;" |14.405

| style="text-align:right;" |75.044

| style="text-align:right;" |8.402

| style="text-align:right;" |0.745

| style="text-align:right;" |0.440

| style="text-align:right;" |14.356

| style="text-align:right;" |0.527

| style="text-align:right;" |0.262

| style="text-align:right;" |0.226

{{Pie chart

|thumb = right

|caption = Languages in Nagpur district (2011)

|label1 = Marathi |value1 = 70.11 |color1 = red

|label2 = Hindi |value2 = 17.71 |color2 = orange

|label3 = Urdu |value3 = 4.20 |color3 = green

|label4 = Chhattisgarhi |value4 = 1.39 |color4 = peachpuff

|label5 = Gondi |value5 = 1.09 |color5 = darkturquoise

|label6 = Sindhi |value6 = 0.97 |color6 = limegreen

|label7 = Others |value7 = 4.53 |color7 = grey

}}

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 70.11% of the population spoke Marathi, 17.71% Hindi, 4.20% Urdu, 1.39% Chhattisgarhi, 1.09% Gondi and 0.97% Sindhi as their first language.{{cite web |title=Table C-16 Population By Mother Tongue: Maharashtra|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10212/download/13324/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-2700.XLSX|website=census.gov.in|date=2011|publisher=Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India}}

= Urban areas =

The current District Collector is Abhishek Krishna. Nagpur district is made up of the following administrative bodies:{{cite web|url=http://www.nagpur.nic.in/tp/planningauthorities.htm|title=Planning Authority of Nagpur district|publisher=Government of Maharashtra|access-date=2009-01-08|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410072554/http://nagpur.nic.in/tp/planningauthorities.htm|archive-date=10 April 2009|df=dmy-all}}

  • Nagpur Municipal Corporation
  • Nagpur Improvement Trust
  • Narkhed Municipal Council
  • Katol Municipal Council
  • Saoner Municipal Council
  • Ramtek Municipal Council
  • Mowad Municipal Council
  • Khapa Municipal Council
  • Umred Municipal Council
  • Narkhed Municipal Council
  • Kalmeshwar Municipal Council
  • Kamptee municipal Council

Transport

{{Main|Transport in Nagpur}}

{{Main|Nagpur Railway Station}}

File:MakeInIndia-NMPL-Scania-Ethanol.jpg

File:NagpurAirport.JPG has the busiest air traffic control room in India.]]

Due to its central location in India, the Nagpur Railway Station is an important railway junction. It is a transit terminal for trains that connect the country lengthwise and breadthwise, especially trains connecting India's major metropolises, Mumbai to Howrah-Kolkata, Delhi and Jammu to Chennai, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Kanyakumari in the South, as well as western cities such as Pune and Ahmedabad.{{Cite news|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/story/3713.html|title=Nagpur stakes claim to lead boomtown pack|last=Deshpande|first=Vivek|work=The Indian Express|location=India|date=4 May 2006|access-date=22 June 2006|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929125003/http://www.indianexpress.com/story/3713.html|archive-date=29 September 2007|df=dmy-all}}File:Nagpur Railway Station.jpg

Nagpur is also a major road junction as India's two major national highways, Kanyakumari-Varanasi (NH{{nbsp}} 7) and Hajira-Kolkata (NH{{nbsp}}6), pass through the city. Highway number{{nbsp}}69 connects Nagpur to Obaidullaganj near Bhopal. Nagpur is at the junction of Asian HigLanka and AH46 connecting Kharagpur to Dhule.

{{Further|Mumbai–Nagpur Expressway}}

The MSRTC buses run a cheap transport service in and around the district, reaching out to even the most remote areas of the district.

{{Main|Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport}}

{{Further|Multi-modal International Cargo Hub and Airport at Nagpur}}

Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport in Sonegaon, Nagpur, is a domestic and international airport, which connects Nagpur to Mumbai, Delhi, Sharjah, Dubai and Muscat via Doha .

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

{{Commons category}}

  • [https://nagpur.gov.in/ Official website]

{{Geographic location

|Centre = Nagpur district

|North = Seoni district, Madhya Pradesh

|Northeast = Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh

|East = Bhandara district

|Southeast =

|South = Chandrapur district

|Southwest = Wardha district

|West = Amravati district

|Northwest = Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh

}}

{{Nagpur district topics}}

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